European Commission sends UK to court over failure to tackle air pollution

Liz Gyekye

17 May 2018

The European Commission has referred six governments, including the UK, to Europe’s highest court for failing to take adequate measures to tackle air pollution

The Court of Justice of the European Union

The European Commission has referred six governments, including the UK, to Europe’s highest court for failing to take adequate measures to tackle air pollution.

The six member states – France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania and the UK – have been sent to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to respect agreed air quality limits and not taking appropriate measures to reduce exceedance periods.